News Release

ADF to Secretary Perdue: Act on First Amendment policy and reverse USDA injustice

Created by ADF May 10, 2017

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jeremy Tedesco regarding a statement put out by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue declaring the USDA’s commitment to safeguarding every American’s First Amendment rights:

“Alliance Defending Freedom is encouraged that Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has issued a policy statement declaring his commitment to protect ‘the right to free speech and the right to free religious exercise’ for Americans who interact with the USDA. We are hopeful that this commitment will translate into immediate relief for our clients, Donald and Ellen Vander Boon, who are facing ongoing censorship of their religious speech at the hands of USDA officials. It is a grave injustice when the government forces Americans like the Vander Boons to choose between running a business and expressing their religious beliefs. Secretary Perdue can act now to correct this injustice for the Vander Boons and Americans like them who work with the USDA, and we hope that he will.”